New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-25
MIR. PLuNKrrrs INSURANCE. TAX BILL.

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ssnaor Plunkitts bin, renewing for ten years tax
of 2 per cent on all premiums taken In this city BY
fro insurance COMPANIES Of other states and Nations
tor the benevolent fund Of the Old Volunteer Fire
mons Association Ia hhcly 20 meet with Veto and
10 5 evidently OF the opinion that such veto would
be dlscrsditable to the Governor and would DO done
On favor SMsssrs Purroy and Croker Permit me
On cay that IL Governor I'LL does veto this bill, he
MN do Just act In the face of good deal Of camor
from q popular association. and IN act which VIII
require courage and eonscionce IL Ia more than
twenty years since the Volunteer Fire Department
cessed TO exist, and during most OF that time tax
of per cent on the premiums referred 70 has gone
into the benev oent fund Of their assocation when
that appropriation began. 1t was but few thousand
dollars a year The business Of the city has grown
"a auch an extent that the appropriation last year
slons amounted 70 nearly $4,000; and before the
nan years covered by Senator Plunkitts bid are
rxassed the sum would doubtless be almost slOoOoV
per annum / venture 10 say that tbas n moso
outrageous diversion Of public tax into the treasury
OF n private benevolent society. Worse than that
however IL is taxation without representation anu
Vitaout the slightest benefit for the mon than 100
compares now paying that tax Less than dozen
Of them did business In the state at the une "heh
the old Volunteer Fire Department was In operSuon
and yet up 70 this time they are paying that Lax,
and Il proposed that they shall continue u pay ~
ought ~ 20 for tho existing Fire Department, Inc
Underwriters Of this city unanimously protest. anu
n Governor Hill the courage, In the lace OF the
Demands Of delegations OF the Old volunteer nrenen
% veto senator Pi0nkIts bill l. IS good orthodoX'
high-chnfch Republican, will say that the Governor
has done for the best of reasons, and which
VIII entte him 20 the inspect and gratitude Of every
man vino understands the situation
Let add that ali parties concerned at tmo
agreed 70 a compromse measure In this matter, and
Is only because unrliy members old Volunteer
Fire DepaFtment refused abids BY the compromise
which the responsible trustees of that fund had
nssented 10 that there Is any trouble now.
Tho terms of the compromise gave little less
half OF the proceeds OF the tax 10 the volunteer FIRE
men, the proportion 70 the paid Fire Depart
rent and the balance. amounting 20 less than 10 per
cent 10 relief fund members OF the Fire Patrol
1urod while In the discharge OF duty and for the
widows and orphans OF such members rs were killed
The Board OF Underwriters Is authorized 10 support
(nk patrol and TO levy tar for rs maintenance.
but appropriate anything for the relief OF
members OF the patrol WHO have been Disabled a
fires nor for the hmBies OF those who have been
killed and II there y any why the proceeds
q tax should go for the widows am orphans OF
hlcmbers Of Old Volunteer Fire . T.artEaentl,
Eho die natural death. there thossand reasons
WY those Of US who receive mono Of tho benefit Of